Job Duties and Responsibilities
This role reports directly to the DOS manager Leading Continuous Improvement Initiatives as well as Lean Manufacturing Principles to develop the shop floor.
- Support manufacturing operations and problem solving while making improvements.
- Support major plant initiatives, kaizen events, and other strategic goals in the plant.
- Handle problems that are driven by customer inquiries.
- Support production, maintenance, and other areas within the plant to include leadership.
- Procure specialized tools and gages by evaluating design concepts, justification on expenditures, and initiating purchase orders.
- Establish required engineering documentation necessary for manufacturing operations: Process FMEA, Work Instructions and other Documents.
- Will lead Dana problem solving methodology (Rapid Problem Solving, RPS) to the plant level.
Requirements:
- Must have proven experience in a manufacturing and/or assembly environment to apply new technology or alternate process with the manufacturing environment.
- Must have corrective action and problem solving experience using tools such as 8D, Five-Why or a similar methodology (Will be responsible for learning and DANA problem solving methodology)
- Ability to perform statistical analysis.
- Must have Lean experience
- Effective writing and data analysis skills
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and / or Autodesk Inventor
- Must have a focus on safe manufacturing process
- PLC, Controls knowledge or programming skills are preferred.
Education:
- Qualified candidates preferred to have a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field with at least 1-3 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment.
